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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
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Bauxite
The first discovery of bauxite in America was in Floyd county,
Georgia, in 1887, and later, deposits were found in Polk, Bartow,
Gordon, Chattooga, Walker and Wilkinson counties. The only
other states where it is mined are Arkansas and New Mexic .
Bauxite is used to some extent in the manufacture of fine em
ery wheels, and in making fire brick, but it is in the main con
verted into metal aluminum or alum. It is in increasing demand
by the aluminum refineries of New York and Pennsylvania. The
ore occurs in large pockets and in beds, and is mined like iron ore.
Clays
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The combined output of the clays and clay products of Georgia
in 1913 was $3,017,290.00, and exceeds in value the production
of any other mineral. Clays are classed as one of the State©s in
exhaustible resources, and present a great variety, every useful
kind being found in practically every county. The finest of white
GEORGIA VITRIFIED BRICK AND CLAY PLANT, HARLEM, COLUMBIA COUNTY